Fail Safe

Fail Safe
by Stephen Frears

Fail Safe
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Author: Eugene Burdick
Actor: Brian Dennehy, James Cromwell, Noah Wyle, Richard Dreyfuss, Sam Elliott
Director: Stephen Frears
Brand: CLOONEY,GEORGE
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Mono; English (Original Language), Mono
Format: Black & White, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-06-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 18653
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
  • Oscar? winner George Clooney (Syriana, Ocean's Thirteen) and Emmy nominated Noah Wyle ("ER," "Librarian: Quest for the Spear") head an all-star cast in this tense and powerful Cold War thriller performed live on network TV (CBS). An electrical malfunction prevents the Pentagon from stopping a pilot (Clooney) whose jet has been mistakenly ordered to drop nuclear bombs on Russia. Facing world nuclea

Summary of Fail Safe

OscarĀ® winner George Clooney (Syriana, Ocean's Thirteen) and Emmy nominated Noah Wyle ("ER," "Librarian: Quest for the Spear") head an all-star cast in this tense and powerful Cold War thriller performed live on network TV (CBS). An electrical malfunction prevents the Pentagon from stopping a pilot (Clooney) whose jet has been mistakenly ordered to drop nuclear bombs on Russia. Facing world nuclear annihilation the American President (Richard Dreyfus) must choose between an all-out war or the planned nuclear bombing of New York City as compensation. Based on Sydney Lumet's classic 1964 "Playhouse 90" presentation from the novel by Harvey Wheeler and Eugene Burdick. Directed by Oscar-nominee Stephen Frears (The Queen, The Grifters, Dangerous Liaisons). All-star cast includes Richard Dreyfus, Noah Wyle, George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Harvey Keitel, James Cromwell, Hank Azaria, Sam Elliott.
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